This story begins with a young lady. This young lady was looking for that special car. After some searching, a unique opportunity, with a special car, presented itself. After contacting the owner of this car, a family test drive was arraigned, and the car was purchased.
The year was 1967.
The car is 6S289.
The young lady is my mom.
Mom always loved 6S289, her 1966 GT350, even during those 28 years that it sat idle in her garage.
In 2005, it was my pleasure, after those 28 years of being dormant, to work towards bringing 6S289 back to its former glory. 6S289 was back on the road again in 2007 and mom was so excited to see this after now 30 years. Mom attended car shows and loved to share her experiences of 6S289 with those who would stop by to see her special car.
Mom was able to enjoy these times for just a few short years, because sadly, we lost mom recently.
I want to remember and honor mom and one of the things she loved and really enjoyed.
These photos are early photos of mom with 6S289 - mom's special car.
-Photo 1 and 2 - 1968 - Mom with 6S289
-Photo 3 - 1968 - Me, Mom and brother with 6S289 on a trip to Los Angeles
-Photos 4 - 1969 - Mom and 6S289 in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Thanks for sharing. Great pictures and an even better story!
The photos below are of Mom and 6S289 from the period following the 28 years in the garage.
-Photo 1 - 2007 - Me, Mom and the Goebels, the original owners of 6S289 soon after the completion of the restoration.
-Photo 2-4 - Mom at cars shows with me and my brother and of course 6S289
Quote from: Shelby_0022 on March 05, 2018, 12:06:12 AM
Thanks for sharing. Great pictures and an even better story!
+1 Thanks for reposting
Great story & pictures!
Have you ever had your 6S289 featured in "The Shelby American"? If not, you need to write up that story with a little more detail and submit it to Rick Kopec. I feel certain he would publish it. And there are a lot of SAAC members who don't read the forum, so you'd be sharing with a wider audience. Just a suggestion.
Steve
Quote from: SFM6S087 on March 05, 2018, 04:53:24 AM
Great story & pictures!
Have you ever had your 6S289 featured in "The Shelby American"? If not, you need to write up that story with a little more detail and submit it to Rick Kopec. I feel certain he would publish it. And there are a lot of SAAC members who don't read the forum, so you'd be sharing with a wider audience. Just a suggestion.
Steve
+1
Way cool
Great story and thanks for sharing your memories
What an awesome story and what a cool mom!
Sorry that you lost your mom, but I'm glad you have these great memories and hopefully you still have 6s289. That's a pretty cool VIN number and that car is spectacular!
A lot of great history is at their website: https://www.66gt350.com/history (https://www.66gt350.com/history)
Also, this write-up for Autoweek this past fall:
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/how-autoweeks-gt350-became-family-heirloom (http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/how-autoweeks-gt350-became-family-heirloom)
Awesome car!
Very cool story!
Thank you for sharing.
That is an awesome story especially the "More Valuable" portion!!! Thanks for sharing
hi mark
let us congratulate you on your magnificent journey with 6s289 went through your web site. very impressed with the memories what really stood out was the valuable section. thanks again
I 2nd all the posts ((THUMBS UP)) 8)
I found this interesting in the article.
"Another non-standard item on 6S289 is the Toploader transmission. Russ and my dad confirmed that they had never had the transmission changed. Russ added that he now knows what Shelby meant when said that he had installed a "special shifter" in this car."
Being that this was tracked back to the original owner, it seems like some non-standard parts worked their way into standard production at SA. I have heard that some owners had cars that received top loaders originally from Shelby but I dismissed it as a dealer change, apparently not. I guess SA ran out of aluminum T10's or had issues with them and they let the top loaders go through.
To make the transmission story on 289 more interesting, the other Autoweek GT350, 290, had a T-10.
Thanks everybody for the kind words about mom and 6S289.
To answer one question, yes-we still have 6S289.
By the way, in case you are interested, I just added photos and a link to the video of the women's clothing line photo shoot that 6S289 was in. They are in the "In Media" tab on the 66GT350.com site.
I attached one photo from the photo shoot below.
Mom loved going to car shows.
I found some more photos of Mom with 6S289.
Photo 1 - Mom in the passenger seat of 6S289 accepting an award for her car.
Photo 2 - Mom giving thumbs-up for 6S289, which is right behind her.
Cool Stuff :thumbs up:
Great story and pics thank you!
This photo of 6S289 was taken soon after the restoration was completed - in early 2007.
The photo includes the following people:
- Jeff (1st from left) and Chris (3rd from left) - the main restorers of 6S289
- Current owners family (5th through 7th from left)
- Russ and Marlene Goebel (8th and 9th from left) - original owners of 6S289
- Current owners Mom (10th from left) - 2nd owner of 6S289
- Current owner - me - (11th from left - or 1st from right...) - 2A owner of 6S289
Oh - you may have noticed that the photo is signed by a few familiar people. I took this photo to a few events and had it signed. It makes for a nice memento.
Original photo by Pete Lyons
Wow! How awesome is that?!?!
Great picture with some really great signatures. Well done!
COMPETITION PRESS and AUTO WEEK (later AUTOWEEK) published an article in its December 26, 1964 issue about the new Shelby "Mustang GT, powered by Cobra". As we all know, this new car from Shelby way back then, is what we now know as the GT350. The article, by Ed Leslie, gave readers an early glimpse into the beautiful car we all enjoy.
The Co-Publishers of CP&AW at the time of the article were Bill Finefrock and Russ Goebel. They must have kept a close eye on this new creation from Shelby, and thought it was pretty amazing, as CP&AW purchased two 1966 GT350's directly from Shelby 10 months later. GT350 cars VIN 6S289 and 6S290 were delivered to CP&AW's San Francisco office via Shelby's trailer on November 5, 1965.
Russ drove 6S289 and Bill drove 6S290.
More than 50 years ago, in August, 1967, my parents (mom) purchased 6S289 from CP&AW.
Nearly 53 years after the Mustang GT article was published, in September 2017, the same publication, AUTOWEEK (formally Completion Press and AutoWeek), published an article about 6S289, their former GT350.
In 2016, Russ and his wife joined me (and 6S289) at the Cobra Experience (SAAC-43 Friday Night Social location) Cobra Day car show. They hadn't seen 6S289 since the photo shoot (photo in earlier post) taken in 2007 – nine years earlier.
To make the continuing story even sweeter, Russ and I communicate quite regularly and my wife and I plan to spend our 30th Anniversary with Russ and his wife at their Inn later this year.
Photo 1 – COMPETITION PRESS and AUTO WEEK December 26, 1964 issue cover
Photo 2 – Mustang GT Test article from December 26, 1964 CP&AW issue
Photo 3 – AUTOWEEK September 18, 2017 issue cover. I shot the photo of the AutoWeek key chain my parents received over 50 years ago (when they bought 6S289) displayed on the hood of 6S289.
Photo 4 – 6S289 article (partial) in September 18, 2017 AUTOWEEK issue
Quote from: 6S289 on March 14, 2018, 12:32:58 AM
This photo of 6S289 was taken soon after the restoration was completed - in early 2007.
The photo includes the following people:
- Jeff (1st from left) and Chris (3rd from left) - the main restorers of 6S289
- Current owners family (5th through 7th from left)
- Russ and Marlene Goebel (8th and 9th from left) - original owners of 6S289
- Current owners Mom (10th from left) - 2nd owner of 6S289
- Current owner - me - (11th from left - or 1st from right...) - 2A owner of 6S289
Oh - you may have noticed that the photo is signed by a few familiar people. I took this photo to a few events and had it signed. It makes for a nice memento.
Original photo by Pete Lyons
Dang—that's a cool idea! How in the world did you pull that off?
Mark,
Palo Alto, Ca
S6S2148
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Great story, pictures and documentation you have assembled - thank you for re-posting this!
A link to a leisurely drive in 6S289, sitting in the same seat- using the same Ray Brown seat belt- Mom and Dad used while first driving 6S289 over 50 years ago.
Enjoyable!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgUNB5nu7Q8
Mark
^^^^^^
Good editing, very enjoyable. Thank you!
Cool video, thanks for sharing.
Wow! I'm speechless!
Fantastic story!
Here is a photo of 6S289 in 1968 with the current owner (me - age eight) on the left and my brother helping dad get 6S289 ready for our first trip to Disneyland. The original Cragar wheel seen in the photo is still on 6S289 today (all four as well as the fifth wheel in the trunk).
I like this photo as it reminds me of when I had hair...
Mark
P.S. I have been trying to attach photos directly from my computer (still not working) , so this is the first attempt at adding a photo via the Gallery....
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Are you going to SAAC-43?
On Friday, August 3rd, the day I plan to take 6S289 to Sears Point for SAAC-43, will mark exactly 51 years of 6S289 being in the family.
See the Owner Transfer Certificate for 6S289 from Competition Press to my family's credit union - dated 8/3/67.
Yes - I have the original paper
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See you at SAAC-43
Mark
that car is a family member for sure ! lucky guy ! ;)
In looking ahead to SAAC-43 at Sears Point (I know, Sonoma Raceway), I have attached photos of 6S289 at the track.
Photo 1: December 1968 - My Dad exhibition racing 6S289 during the weekend of the first race at Sears Point. Dad was a member of the SCCA and the RDC. I asked Dad, why was that Corvette ahead of you. He said he wasn't ahead of me; I was getting ready to lap him...
Photo 2: August 2007 - Me taking 6S289 back on the track soon after the restoration. Same car, same track, same track location - 39 years after Dad's photo...
See you at SAAC-43 - 6S289 will be there - just 4 months shy of 50 years after dad's photo.
Mark
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That's so awesome. Thanks as always for sharing!
Man, what a cool History and photos of "back in the day" and recent ;)
Here's some more "back in the days" and (more) recent. 43 year span between the two photos below.
Photo 1: 1970 - 6S289 sitting in the driveway of the family house in San Carlos, CA.
Photo 2: 2013 - 6S289 sitting in the same (though upgraded) driveway of the same house.
Same original Cragar wheels in both photos too.
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Mark
Mark, I own 281, and it is an automatic transmission car as so many of the first hundred post carry over units seem to have been. Curious, was 289 also originally an automatic transmission vehicle?
Thanks, Karl
Kari,
My records indicate: 281-284 as automatic, 285 is possibly 4 speed, 286-287 as automatic, 288 is possibly 4 speed and 289-290 as 4 speed.
Dennis
TY!
Hi Karl and Dennis,
6S289 was delivered with a 4-speed, as seen in the the Vehicle Order form for 6S289 below, which did not have the automatic transmission box checked.
Now the interesting note - 6S289 was delivered with a Ford Toploader instead of the typical Borg-Warner T10.
The Toploader was installed special for the original owner, Russ Goebel, a close friend of Carroll Shelby and the publisher of Competition Press & AutoWeek back in November '65.
I have signed documentation regarding the transmission and the other unique items installed (Blaupunkt radios and electric antenna) on 6S289 prior to delivery to Russ in November '65.
Thanks, Mark
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Here is another oldie photo of 6S289. Mom and Dad in SoCal at the Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum in 1968.
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Mark,
You are so very fortunate that your family has retained the original paperwork that came with the car and pictures from long ago. What a treasure for you and those to follow your ownership.
Dennis
Quote from: Karguy on June 04, 2018, 10:33:12 AM
TY!
I am current owner of 285. My understanding is that my car was originally an automatic as the first few non-carryover cars were Hertz prototypes for automatics. Car currently has to-loader 4 speed. Burgy owned my car in the 1970's and is the source of my information
Rick
Back to the recent...
6S289 on the road above the Sears Point track. This was part of the photo shoot for the AutoWeek article last year.
SAAC-43 at Sears Point coming up soon.
Amazing photo courtesy of Morgan Segal Photography.
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REALLY great shot!
Another photo of 6S289 at Sears Point.
Photo courtesy of Morgan Segal Photography
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Summertime --- Blue on Guardsman Blue photos of 6S289
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Very nice picture technique!
Like the Cragars
In an earlier post in this subject stream, I posted a photo I shot of 6S289 during a photo shoot for Spell Clothing. Below are some photos from the Spell Clothing site.
Photos courtesy of the Spell Clothing website.
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Thanks, Mark
Two Mustangs - 6S289 and a P-51D
To ride in the P-51D is absolutely amazing....
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any pix of engine bay?
is this a trunk battery/package shelf car?
looks great.
Quote from: EdwardGT350 on July 15, 2018, 09:27:46 AM
any pix of engine bay?
is this a trunk battery/package shelf car?
looks great.
Here is a photo of 6S289's engine bay - battery is located here.
Thanks for the kind words.
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Love the pictures, great car!!
Again, great pictures of a great car with great history! 👍🏻
Wow, what a true example of such an iconic Shelby ;)
SAAC-43 at Sears Point coming soon but....
Now for something completely different - well different track anyway.
1970 - 6S289 at Laguna Seca
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"Under the grandstands" (not by I. Seymour Butts) but photo courtesy of Morgan Segal.
6S289 under the Sears Point Grandstand
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I had a good time at the Sears Point SAAC-43 event with 6S289.
One of things on my to do list was to drive on the track and take a photo from inside 6S289 at the location dad took a photo 50 years prior in 6S289. Check this item off the list...
1968 - Dad in 6S289
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2007 - Me in 6S289 - 39 years after Dad's photo
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2018 - Me in 6S289 - 50 years after Dad's photo
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6S289 - Good times in the family car continues.....51 years and counting.
I love 'early / later' pictures. Thanks for posting!
Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Karl 281
My wife and I celebrated our 30th Anniversary last week in British Columbia with these two dear friends - the original owners of 6S289. They took delivery of 6S289 on November 5, 1965 from their good friend, Carroll Shelby.
We heard great stories of their adventures with Carroll, auto racing and of course, 6S289.
My parents bought 6S289 from them in August, 1967.
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Photos with 6S289 from 2016 at the Cobra Experience
PS - thanks all for the kind words about our family car....
Mark
After 28 years of sitting completely idle in mom's garage, 6S289 began its latest phase of "life" in 2005. That is when my then 12-year old son and I attended SAAC-30 at Fontana. 6S289 was still in mom's garage when the first photo below of myself, Carroll Shelby and my son was shot. It was a month after this photo was taken, that we begun the restoration of 6S289.
Now in 2018, 13 years later, my now married son (in the second photo below) is 25 years old. This means I can now add him to the insurance for 6S289. If that wasn't (gulp) scary enough, I will be adding my married 27 year old daughter to the insurance as well.
Just a little prepping for the next generation with 6S289 - though Lord willing I will keep going, showing and enjoying 6S289 for quite a while.
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Please allow me to honor and pay tribute to my Mom, who I lost last year, and my brother, Rick, who I lost this past week.
Though they both loved 6S289, I am thankful that they loved Jesus even more.
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More photos of Mom and Rick prior in this post.
Thanks for reading - Mark
Quote from: 6S289 on October 07, 2018, 09:00:22 PM
Please allow me to honor and pay tribute to my Mom, who I lost last year, and my brother, Rick, who I lost this past week.
Though they both loved 6S289, I am thankful that they loved Jesus even more.
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More photos of Mom and Rick prior in this post.
Thanks for reading - Mark
I'm so sorry for your loss and supremely grateful that they both loved the Lord!
To add to the Sears Point photos - I found the two photos below, which are more photos of Dad racing 6S289 in December 1968 at Sears Point. I asked Dad why is there a truck on the track. He doesn't remember exactly why it was there. I then asked, why is the truck in front of you - he said he lapped it soon after the photos was taken.
The photo reminded both of us of the scene in the original Italian Job movie where the Mini-Coopers lined up behind a truck and drove into the truck to get away from the police. Good thing Dad did not attempt that stunt.
The second photo shows Dad gaining on the Corvette - soon to pass.
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Around 1969 - unique photo of 6S289 nose to nose with a Corvette chassis in our driveway.
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Sounds like you have had a rough year. My best to you and your family. My prayers are with you. Mike G.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of my dad exhibition racing 6S289 at Sears Point. Talking with dad today, he told me that it was the first race weekend, which was December 1, 1968 - an SCCA Enduro event. He was invited to participate in the race by the RDC (Racing Drivers Club), which he was a member. He was also an SCCA member. In addition, he said that part of the day, 6S289 was parked next its sister car, 6S290. There may be more evidence forthcoming about this... These two GT350s were the two "stablemates" owned by Competition Press & AutoWeek. Both cars were purchased from CP&A about 18 months earlier. This day at Sears Point would have been the last time these two cars would have been together - 50 years ago.
Photo of that day just one more time below.
The link below is to a short video clip I shot of 6S289 heading to Hot August Nights in 2007, soon after the restoration was completed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1SwfOFVDd0
Here, 11 years later, I still enjoy driving the family car.
It was a nice day on Saturday so I took 6S289 for a little drive into the hills.
Need to take advantage of the sunny days as we head into winter.
I'm really enjoying the stories and pics. Thanks!
Last Saturday had a little break from the rainy periods, so it was a perfect time to take 6S289 for a little drive. We have to keep those wheels turning and the fluids flowing.
Steer clear of the puddles.
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The timeless beauty of the '65 option Cragar wheel. Still a good looking wheel after all of these years.
Photo of one (we have all five) of the original Cragar wheels for and on 6S289.
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Please allow me to reminisce a bit.
A few days ago, I was going through the collection of the 6S289 things mom gave me when we begun the restoration of 6S289 years ago, and I came upon mom's well-worn keys for 6S289. They reminded me of such times like when mom would pick me up from school in 6S289, in which many of my friends would want a ride home...or the grocery runs to Safeway...or the times mom would get a little heavy on the accelerator and going through the gears while saying " I'll race any man out there..." Ah, great memories.
Mom and my brother are with the Lord now, but I have the fond memories and 6S289 to enjoy and remember...
Photo of mom's keys for, and on 6S289 below.
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Two Classic American Mustangs
Shelby American GT350 Mustang (6S289)
North American P-51D Mustang
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Great shot Mark!
A great story and I love the vintage photos .... Wonder how many one family owned cars are still out there?
A familiar scene in our garage in the sixties. Whether it was dad's TR4 race car, our '55 140 Jaguar, or as in this case, 6S289. This photo of 6S289 is probably 1969 (50 years ago). I like the added element of dad's race helmet sitting on the roof of the family car.
Good thing dad knew how to put everything back, as 6S289 still has these original components installed.
Dad, please remember to use the mat on the fender.....
The neighbors loved it (not really) when dad would perform a test drive in the neighborhood after doing his latest adjustments to one of the cars.
Great memories.
I am glad memories are still being made with 6S289 today.
Mark
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just an overall great story. My mom grew up in the 50s and 60s and always loved muscle cars. In fact, she bought a Dodge 1970 440 6-pack conv in the 90s because she always wanted one. It had to be auto as mom didn't really know how to drive stick. We no longer have the car, but my mom is still into fast cars. The moral of the story is, when you pull up to a light and you see an old lady in a fast car.... Don't underestimate how fast she might hit the gas when the light turns.
Quote from: sfm5s081 on July 01, 2019, 05:10:12 PM
just an overall great story. My mom grew up in the 50s and 60s and always loved muscle cars. In fact, she bought a Dodge 1970 440 6-pack conv in the 90s because she always wanted one. It had to be auto as mom didn't really know how to drive stick. We no longer have the car, but my mom is still into fast cars. The moral of the story is, when you pull up to a light and you see an old lady in a fast car.... Don't underestimate how fast she might hit the gas when the light turns.
Thanks. Yours is a great story as well.
Happy Birthday, USA !
God Bless America !
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Previously (last year), I shared in this post about 6S289 being raced by my dad at Sears Point in December 1968 and then me taking 6S289 on the Sears Point track (same spot) last year - 50 years later. Well, last years drive was actually 4 months shy of 50 years since dad's race. So I thought it best to take 6S289 back out to Sears Point and snap the truly 50 year photo at the same spot as dad's photo. Thankfully, the NorCal Shelby Mini-Nats two weeks ago provided the opportunity to do just that.
So here you go....
Left - Dads race in 6S289 at Sears Point - December 1968
Right - My parade lap in 6S289 at Sears Point August 2019.....a full 50 years plus between photos.
Thanks dad for taking the original photo.
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6S289, Keep these photos and stories coming. Amazing, these photos were caught in time and 50 years later, shared with folks here on SAAC forum that share the same exact Love that 6S289's Family did/does. Love the SP then and now photos.
WOW, Gotta Love it !!!
I attended the LA SAAC Tony Souza Car Show at Gardena 2 weeks ago with 6S289. It was a great show/ event with great cars including the Ken Miles 1966 LeMans GT40, the #2 '65 GT350 and the Daytona Coupe CSX2299..
This is a photo of Ken Miles' son, Peter, with me and 6S289.
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That is all really cool. Great old and new photo comparison at Sears Point.
How fortunate you are to still have your dad's Shelby from all those years ago.
I bet we'd all like to have a memory like that.
NICE! And, congrats! 👍🏻
Thinking of my brother, Rick, today on what would have been his 61st birthday. We lost him a year ago this week.
This is Rick with 6S289 in 1975.
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So sorry for your loss. And, what a great pic to share - thanks.
If you would allow me to say...
It was an honor to "represent", if you will, the Shelby brand recently. 6S289 was 1 of 17 of the 2019 Muscle Car of the Year Finalist for the Good Guys organization from their car shows across the nation. 6S289 was not awarded the Muscle Car of the Year but we feel top 17 wasn't too bad.
The photo below is the award given to 6S289. I wanted to honor 6S289's heritage, so I placed my mom's well-worn keys for 6S289 on the left and the Comp Press & AutoWeek's key chains my parents received when they purchased 6S289 in August 1967 - over 52 years ago - on the right.
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The photo below is of 6S289 from the Good Guys website - hat tip to Good Guys for the photo.
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Nice!
Running horse in the grill, running horses on the rail.
Congratulations! Well deserved.
Much deserved congrats!!
It's that time of year to take 6S289 out on the wet roads and enjoy drifting around in the mud. So much fun.
Just kidding...this is 6S289 with the iconic G.T.350 badge covered with mud from probably the 1967-68 winter timeframe.
Dad / Mom - what were you thinking?
6S289 now stays nice and dry. No more mud runs.
That Cragar (along with the other four original wheels) stay nice and clean as well.
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Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing. :D
Quote from: 6S289 on November 30, 2019, 01:05:02 PM
It's that time of year to take 6S289 out on the wet roads and enjoy drifting around in the mud. So much fun.
Just kidding...this is 6S289 with the iconic G.T.350 badge covered with mud from probably the 1967-68 winter timeframe.
Dad / Mom - what were you thinking?
6S289 now stays nice and dry. No more mud runs.
That Cragar (along with the other four original wheels) stay nice and clean as well.
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Given the polyglas tires didn't come out until late 68 It would more likely be 68/69 winter timeframe.
Thanks for the info, Bob.
This photo is undated, but it is from a group of family photos from the '67 - '69 time frame.
Quote from: Bob Gaines on November 30, 2019, 05:36:41 PM
Quote from: 6S289 on November 30, 2019, 01:05:02 PM
It's that time of year to take 6S289 out on the wet roads and enjoy drifting around in the mud. So much fun.
Just kidding...this is 6S289 with the iconic G.T.350 badge covered with mud from probably the 1967-68 winter timeframe.
Dad / Mom - what were you thinking?
6S289 now stays nice and dry. No more mud runs.
That Cragar (along with the other four original wheels) stay nice and clean as well.
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Given the polyglas tires didn't come out until late 68 It would more likely be 68/69 winter timeframe.
Theses tires are some of the most visually pleasing to me. 👍🏻
As a follow-up to my prior post about 6S289 being a Good Guys 2019 Muscle Car of the Year Finalist - below is the Good Guys magazine article...
I regard this as a tribute to my family and mainly my dear mom.
Thanks all for your kind words in the posts about our family car.
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Mark
We are to be out only for essential reasons - but I figured that a quick drive with 6S289 for a quick wheel turning/fluid flowing and celebration of the arrival of Spring would be ok. I stayed at least 6' away from all of the other cars on the freeway.
Everybody be safe and healthy through the COVID-19 crisis.
May God bless you all.
Mark
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Thanks as always for the update / pictures.
Take care and be safe as well!
Such a beauty
Such a great story line and a genuine legacy passed from one generation to the next. You are a great caretaker for this automobile.
I feel the same way uncovering/discovering passed history on my car. 1967 #861. Previously very little was known, but now pics and info back to 1968 with all three owners alive and contacted.
Ron
Two Mustangs to celebrate the Ford Mustang 56th Birthday.
Shelby American GT350 Mustang (6S289)
North American P-51D Mustang
Love them both.
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Cool shot. Van Nuys Airport?
Quote from: Side-Oilers on April 17, 2020, 09:41:29 PM
Cool shot. Van Nuys Airport?
A little north - Hollister CA airport. Thanks.
The nice weather is coming and hopefully it will be safe to put the shelter in place and Covid behind us very soon. Thoughts and prayers for those affected by this situation we have all been going through.
Soon it will be time to get the cars out and enjoy the drive.
6S289 on a beautiful day...
Be safe and God bless you all.
Mark
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Remembering Mom on Mother's Day.
As I promised, I am taking good care of 6S289 for you.
Below is Mom with 6S289 in 1968 - 52 years ago.
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Very cool!
Quote from: 6S289 on May 10, 2020, 12:43:27 AM
Remembering Mom on Mother's Day.
As I promised, I am taking good care of 6S289 for you.
Below is Mom with 6S289 in 1968 - 52 years ago.
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GREAT PICTURE!
So cool! that 's something ! Lucky you ! :)
Well, celebrating another year - a birthday in the climate of shelter-in-place. But I received a great gift from my family - the very cool, authentic re-creation 1965 Shelby American Team Jacket - as seen below with 6S289.
Now, I better get 6S289 put away before the Governor finds out.
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in reply %111, any idea what type tires are on the car?
Quote from: EdwardGT350 on May 15, 2020, 01:44:38 AM
in reply %111, any idea what type tires are on the car?
I am not sure what those tires are though I remember after this time, we had Goodyear Polyglass most of the time.
Mark
Very neat thread and stories, thanks for posting 8)
Are those gold line (stripe) tires ? B.F. Goodrich had some, and I think ? some other manufacturers. The image is
of reproductions made now. I remember them on mid '60s Corvettes back in the day.
i think good year blue streaks had a blue line. dodge also used blue streaks.
Quote from: EdwardGT350 on May 16, 2020, 12:34:50 AM
i think good year blue streaks had a blue line. dodge also used blue streaks.
There were blue streaks made and installed on Shelby's and Barracuda S's. Barracuda's got the blue side walls - in the thin depression molded in the side wall where ones used on Shelby's were just black like the rest of the side wall.
There were other versions including one with a thin white sidewall stripe and a wider green stripe used on other cars - possibly Corvettes during the same time frame
Father's Day was a great day to take 6S289 out for a drive. It is always enjoyable. Especially when the roads are fairly empty.
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Nice! 3K rpm @ 55 mph, what gears are you running?
Quote from: s2ms on June 27, 2020, 01:17:12 AM
Nice! 3K rpm @ 55 mph, what gears are you running?
Thanks Dave. 3:89
Mark
Took a little drive with 6S289 on Independence Day. Have a great 4th of July.
Thanks to all of those who defend and secure our freedom and liberty.
May God Bless America.
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Mark
Quote from: 6S289 on July 05, 2020, 02:03:30 AM
Took a little drive with 6S289 on Independence Day. Have a great 4th of July.
Thanks to all of those who defend and secure our freedom and liberty.
May God Bless America.
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Mark
Awesome picture, and couldn't agree more! Thank you to all who serve and have served.
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.
Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!
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Thanks, Mark
Quote from: 6S289 on August 04, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.
Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!
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Thanks, Mark
Hey Grandpa! Congrats! I can tell you from experience that it doesn't hurt! ;D
Quote from: shelbydoug on August 04, 2020, 11:38:00 AM
Quote from: 6S289 on August 04, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.
Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!
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Thanks, Mark
Hey Grandpa! Congrats! I can tell you from experience that it doesn't hurt! ;D
Thanks Doug. Good for you. I am looking forward to the new adventure.
We had a nice vinyl banner made that shows the high-level timeline for 6S289. We had an extra banner made for Russ (Competition Press & AutoWeek President/Publisher at the time), the original owner of 6S289. He really likes it and has it hanging in his office.
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Mark
I created a (amateur) video of 6S289 for the Hot Wheels Legends Tour. The video includes walk-arounds and some detail close-ups of 6S289. The link below is for the longer (8 minutes) version of the video.
We are a few weeks away (November 5th) from the 55th anniversary of 6S289 being delivered to its original owner Comp Press & AutoWeek, where it was the daily driver for my good friend, Russ Goebel.
Hope you enjoy the video of 6S289...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scdHGYLqXZ8&t=14s
Thanks, Mark
6S289 with those bright guardsman blue stripes...
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Such a great story!
The banner(s) were a great idea, I love how they came out.
Many blessings !
Quote from: 6S289 on August 04, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.
Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!
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Thanks, Mark
Quote from: Hockeylife on December 10, 2020, 12:30:06 PM
Such a great story!
Thanks for the kind words. 6S289 is part of great memories in the family...and we are still making those memories.
Mark
Quote from: TJinSA on December 10, 2020, 05:01:27 PM
The banner(s) were a great idea, I love how they came out.
Thanks. It was great to be able to provide one of these banners to the original owner, who we bought 6S289 from over 53 years ago. I got the idea after picking up these banners and working with the person who made them to make a custom one for 6S289.
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Quote from: FL SAAC on December 10, 2020, 05:07:30 PM
Many blessings !
Quote from: 6S289 on August 04, 2020, 11:28:33 AM
53 Years. Yesterday marks 53 years since my parents bought 6S289. The (2) Competition Press & AutoWeek key chains in the photo below were given to my parents when they bought 6S289 back in August 1967.
The fun with 6S289 keeps on going.
Oh - I was going to post this yesterday but it was overshadowed by a more important event...the birth of my first grandchild. YES!
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Thanks, Mark
Thanks. Many Blessings to you as well.
I picked up my Christmas gift this past weekend. It is the European Ford Team Blue jacket, to go with the 1965 Shelby Team Wimbledon White jacket, seen in an earlier post. They are both authentic re-creations from RDLA / OVC. Thanks to Jim Marietta and OVC. I dig these jackets...
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Well, it has been over a year since I posted here. We have had 6S289 over 53 years now and we still love our family GT350. In one of my last posts, I mentioned that we just had our first grandchild. He is now just over 19 months old and he loves cars. Guess which car he gets the most excited to see?
One of the photos below shows our family's 2nd (me), 3rd (my son) and now 4th (my grandson) generation with 6S289.
When we open 6S289's door, he climbs right in, grabs the steering wheel and is ready to go through the gears. We may have to help him with the clutch though.
The family tradition continues with 6S289.
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Fantastic. Pictures worth saving for HIS children.
Those are truly great memories being made there.
My grandson's are just a few months younger and have the same love of cars.
Thank you for sharing, gave me a big smile to start my day!
Like you I have our first grandchild, didn't think I'd have to be 70 to get one. We let her sit in the car while back but she is a "daddy's girl" and didn't like it because daddy was not sitting next to her. My kids call my car the 4th child and say it's dads favorite. Hopefully now that the granddaughter is getting older she will like the car more.
Beautiful pictures of a memory that will last lifetime
I especially like the "passie". If more drivers were to use 'em, I bet there'd be far less road rage!
Good morning!
That's what it's all about, getting the children involved. Put some precious cargo, food, sand and fun in that car... memories.
Keep doing what you have been doing, be well.
fantastic.
Today, August 3rd, marks 56 years of 6S289 being in our family. It is also my grandson's 3rd birthday. I have included a new photo of the 3 generations with 6S289. Guess which car is still our grandson's favorite. He gives his thumbs up of approval.
The family tradition continues with 6S289.
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Congratulations and continued blessings !
Great story!...keep that family chain going!